High School Mathematics Contest Spring 2006 Draft March 27, 2006 1. Going into the final exam, which will count as two tests, Courtney has test scores of 80, 81, 73, 65 and 91. What score does Courtney need on the final in order to have an average score of 80? A. 83 B. 84 C. 85 D. 86 E. 87 2. The manager of a store that specializes in selling tea decides to experiment with a new blend. She will mix some Earl Grey tea that sells for $5 per pound with some Orange Pekoe tea that sells for $3 per pound to get 100 pounds of the new blend. The selling price of the new blend is to be $4.50 per pound and there is to be no difference in revenue from selling the new blend versus selling the other types. How many pounds of the Earl Grey tea are required? A. 70 B. 75 C. 80 D. 85 E. 90 3. If A, B, C are constants such that for all values of x, x 2 x 2 = (Ax + B)(x 2) + C(x 2 + 3), what is the value of A? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4 E. 5
4. Triangle ABC is isosceles with CA = CB. The angles ABD, BAE and C have measures 60,50 and 20 respectively. Find the measure of EDB. C 20 D E A 50 60 B A. 10 B. 15 C. 20 D. 25 E. 30 5. Clarissa and Shawna, working together, can paint the exterior of a house in 6 days. Clarissa by herself can complete this job in 5 days less than Shawna. How long will it take Clarissa to complete the job by herself? A. 16 days B. 17.5 days C. 19 days D. 18.5 days E. 20 days 6. Find k such that f(x) = x 3 kx 2 + kx + 2 has the factor x 2. A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8 E. 9
7. Given that a, b, c are the roots of the equation x 3 5x 2 7x + 14 = 0, find 1 a + 1 b + 1 c. A. 2 7 B. 5 14 C. 1 2 D. 3 5 E. 7 5 ( ) 8. Write log x 2 +2x 3 x 2 4 A. log B. log C. log D. log E. log ( ) x 2 +2x 3 ( x 3 +9x 2 +20x+12) x 2 +5x+6 ( x 3 +5x 2 8x 12 ) x 2 2x 3 ( x 3 +9x 2 +20x+12 ) x 2 +2x 3 ( x 3 +9x 2 +20x 12) x 2 +2x 3 x 3 +5x 2 8x 12 ( ) log x 2 +7x+6 x+2 as a single logarithm. 9. If log 10 2 = a and log 10 5 = b, then log 2 20 equals: A. a+b b B. 2a b a C. a+2b b D. 2a+b a E. a+2b a 10. If 9 x 9 x 1 = 216, then the value of 2 x is: A. 4 2 B. 12 2 C. 10 5 D. 4 10 E. 25 5
11. Given that triangle ABC is equilateral, find α β. B α E β A 40 D C A. 60 B. 70 C. 75 D. 76 E. 80 12. Maximize z = 2x+y subject to x 0, y 0, x+y 6, x+y 1. A. 6 B. 8 C. 10 D. 12 E. 14 13. Given 8 sin 2 θ = 5+10 cos θ, determine which of the following is a possible value for cos θ. A. 3 4 B. 2 3 C. 1 4 D. 1 2 E. 2 3 14. Determine which of the following is equal to tan(sin 1 v). A. 1 v2 1 B. v 1 v 2 C. 1+v v2 1 D. v 1 v 2 E. 1 1 v 2
15. To measure the height of Lincoln s caricature on Mt. Rushmore, two sightings 800 feet from the base of the mountain are taken. If the angle of elevation to the bottom of Lincoln s face is 32 and the angle of elevation to the top is 35, what is the height of Lincoln s face accurate to two decimal places? A. 30.15 ft B. 36.29 ft C. 45.12 ft D. 52.16 ft E. 60.27 ft 16. Let x + 3, 2x + 1, and 5x + 2 be consecutive terms of an arithmetic sequence. Find the absolute value of the common difference of the terms. A. 2 B. 5 2 C. 7 2 D. 4 E. 9 2 17. A ball is dropped from a height of 30 feet. Each time that it strikes the ground, it bounces up to 0.8 of the previous height. How many times does the ball need to strike the ground before its height remains less than 6 inches? A. 3 B. 5 C. 6 D. 8 E. 10
18. Given AE = 10, EB = 6, CE = 12, find ED. A D C E B A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8 E. 9 19. In a survey of 270 college students, it is found that 64 like cabbage, 94 like broccoli, 58 like cauliflower, 26 like both cabbage and broccoli, 28 like both cabbage and cauliflower, 22 like both broccoli and cauliflower, and 14 like all three vegetables. How many of the 270 students do not like any of these vegetables? A. 96 B. 116 C. 132 D. 140 E. 160 20. An urn contains 7 white balls and 3 red balls. Three balls are selected. In how many ways can the 3 balls be drawn from the total of 10 balls if 2 balls are white and 1 is red? A. 45 B. 56 C. 63 D. 84 E. 120
21. If a number is selected at random from the set of all four-digit numbers in which the sum of the digits is equal to 34, what is the probability that this number will be even? A. 1 3 B. 3 10 C. 2 5 D. 1 2 E. 3 7 22. Which of the following numbers can be written as a sum of three integer cubes? A. 4504 B. 5855 C. 6256 D. 9031 E. 11291 23. How many different ways can 30 nickels, dimes and quarters be worth $5? A. 4 B. 10 C. 12 D. 20 E. 27 24. Consider the quadrilateral ABCD. Given that AB has length 120, find the length CD. D 29 C 41 31 44 A B A. 104 B. 120 C. 136 D. 150 E. 166
25. Given circle of diameter BC = 6 with EC = 2, find the square of the length BD. D B O E 2 C A. 16 B. 24 C. 25 D. 28 E. 36 26. Let P be an interior point of an equilateral triangle ABC such that P A = 6, P B = 8 and P C = 10. Then the area of triangle ABC to the nearest integer is: A. 50 B. 79 C. 91 D. 125 E. 136 27. A number M has three digits when expressed in base 5. When M is expressed in base 7 the digits are reversed. The middle digit is: A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4 28. Given that 3 sin θ 4 sin 3 θ = 1 2, find the value of 1 + sin(3θ). A. 1 4 B. 1 2 C. 2 3 D. 3 4 E. 3 2
29. Let f 1 (x) = x 1 x+1 and define f n+1(x) = f 1 (f n (x)) for n = 1, 2, 3,.... It can be verified that f 29 = f 5. Then f 22 (x) is: A. 1 x B. x 1 x 1 C. 1 x 1 D. x E. None of these 30. If the grid is filled in so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9, what is the value of N? 5 2 8 3 N 7 8 2 6 5 7 1 3 8 5 6 3 8 1 5 8 6 9 1 5 2 4 9 6 A. 1 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5 E. 9
Answer Key Problem Answer 1. C 2. B 3. A 4. E 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. E 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. D 13. C 14. B 15. E 16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. B 22. C 23. A 24. E 25. B 26. B 27. A 28. E 29. A 30. D